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Beam Me Up Scotty. The funniest line in any news article this week.
Red State ^ | July 5th, 2015 | Erick Erickson

Posted on 07/05/2015 8:11:28 PM PDT by xzins

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Pretty funny.

More important to me is why Texas is doing this. Something's afoot in the economy, and they know about it. Of course, it could just be about having their hands on their gold. After what Greek banks have done with Greek bank accounts, I'm tempted to hide my cash in a treasure chest under a big X.

But, why now, Texas?

Fed bankers
inflation comin'
We're finally on the road
This crisis I see a comin'
banks dead in Ohio
banks dead in Idaho
banks dead New Mexico

1 posted on 07/05/2015 8:11:28 PM PDT by xzins
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To: xzins

The news story we HAVE NOT heard:

Germany getting THEIR gold back.

CRICKETS.


2 posted on 07/05/2015 8:18:37 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Perdogg

Aren’t you an economic guru? I think I remember that from some place.

What other motive could Texas have besides just getting control of their own gold?


3 posted on 07/05/2015 8:18:54 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: gaijin

From whom? US...Ft Knox?


4 posted on 07/05/2015 8:19:26 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: xzins

FIAT currency is just paper..


5 posted on 07/05/2015 8:19:35 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: hosepipe

would you call 25 square ‘feet’ of gold ‘flat currency’? :>)


6 posted on 07/05/2015 8:20:26 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: xzins

What about secession?


7 posted on 07/05/2015 8:21:27 PM PDT by WKTimpco
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To: xzins

NO.. would you..

gold is tangible, paper is just paper..


8 posted on 07/05/2015 8:21:29 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: xzins

Doing the math that is about 420 million dollars worth.


9 posted on 07/05/2015 8:22:04 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: xzins

How about 25 cubic feet? 25 square feet could be 1/10 of an inch thick.


10 posted on 07/05/2015 8:23:10 PM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: gaijin
As I remember, Germany told the US Federal Reserve: "We want our gold back. We don't want it held in NYC -- we want to hold it ourselves, in Germany."

And the Fed said: "No. You can't have it. We'll store it for you."

And Germany said: "Ummmmmmm. Errrrrrrr. Okay. I guess."

I consider that worrisome. My guess is that the gold is in China.

11 posted on 07/05/2015 8:23:13 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Henry Bowman where are you?)
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To: gaijin

tell me more about Germany...


12 posted on 07/05/2015 8:23:52 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: LukeL

And scarily, it is only about 2.9 feet wide, 2.9 feet deep, and 2.9 feet high. It would fit in the trunk of my car.


13 posted on 07/05/2015 8:24:39 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: WKTimpco

Secession would be handled much differently than in Lincoln’s day. I wonder what would happen if independent status were filed with the UN or world court or some other such body. I think they’d be glad to participate in the piecemealing of America. That said, I’m sure Texas is one state that WOULD be able to make it on their own.


14 posted on 07/05/2015 8:26:44 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: LukeL

I read somewhere that the gold amount that they have is closer to $750 million.
I wonder what other states have a gold stockpile somewhere.


15 posted on 07/05/2015 8:27:36 PM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: hosepipe

post 5 was humor...it said fLat currency. As in ‘the top of my table is flat.’

Apparently, though, it wasn’t very humorous. :>)


16 posted on 07/05/2015 8:28:43 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: Bryan24

1/10....or less


17 posted on 07/05/2015 8:29:34 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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It’s unclear whether repatriating it could be done with an electronic transfer

Lest we forget, AP reporters are geniuses. This one has single handedly figured out teleportation.

18 posted on 07/05/2015 8:31:37 PM PDT by TheCipher (Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain)
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To: xzins

Typical no-clue journalist.

It is just under 6,000 bars of gold worth a bit under $700M. And it would fit on one or two semis.


19 posted on 07/05/2015 8:31:49 PM PDT by piytar (Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
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.... It would fit in the trunk of my car...

But, don’t get any ideas. I don’t think your suspension can handle it. Maybe a 6X6 military truck.


20 posted on 07/05/2015 8:32:46 PM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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